Domains And Programs

Year Authorized

Responsible Agency

Eligibility

Scope of Service

Consumer Directed

Consumer-Perspective Quality

State/ Local Partners

Financing Mechanism

Innovation or Systems Change

Utilization: Trends Over Time

Universal Design

Independent Living State Grants

Rehabilitation Act 1973 Title VII

Department of Education (DOE), Office of Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Disability

Support operation of statewide independent living councils (SILCs)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Formula Grants

Yes

FY 03 $22,151,000 FY 04 est $22,020,000

FY 05 est

$22,020,000

FY 2003

78 designated state units received funds

No

Centers for Independent Living

Rehabilitation Act 1973 Title VII

DOE, Office of Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Disability

Establishment and operation of CILs or SILCs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Competi-tive Grants

Yes

FY 03 $69,545,000 FY 04 est $73,563,000

FY 05 est

$73,563,000

Grants support the operation of approximately 320 centers

Yes

Special Programs for the Aging

Title III, Part B 1965

Administration on Aging (AOA)/Depart-ment of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Age (60+)

Implementation and coordination of community-based supportive services

No

Varies

Yes

Formula Grants

Varies

FY 03 $355,673,000 FY 04 est

$353,888,665

FY 05 est

357,000,000

FY 2003

56 grants awarded

FYs 2004 and 2005

56 grants anticipated

Varies

Senior Companion Program

Domestic Volunteer Service Act 1973

Federal Agency Corporation for National and Community Service

Senior Companions (60+); adults served (21+); one or more activity of daily living (ADL) limitation and at risk for institutionalization

Engaging people (60+) and providing supportive services to disabled adults

Varies

Yes

Yes

Matching Grants

No

FY 03

$45,255,000

FY 04 est

$45,255,000

FY 05 est

$45,548,000

No

Medicaid HCBS Waiver

Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA) Section 2176 1981

CMS

Means test, state variation medically needy, and waivers specific to a target population (elderly, mental retardation, physical disabilities, brain injury)

Respite care, personal care, habilitation, environmental adaptations, assistive technology, service coordination

Varies

Varies

Yes

State/ federal cost share

Yes

FY 02

$16.3 billion

FY 03

$18.6 billion

FY 04

$19 billion

Varies

Social Services Block Grant

Social Security Act, Title XX, OBRA 1981

Administration for Children and Families, HHS

Means tested, low-income individuals and families

Grants to states for support of social services programs

Varies

No

Yes

Formula Grants

No

FY 03

$1.7 billion

FY 04 est

$1.7 billion

FY 05 est

$1.7 billion

FY 2003

57 grants awarded

FYs 2004 and 2005 est

57 grants

Varies

Source: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. General Services Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Regulatory and Federal Assistance Publication Division. www.cfda.gov, accessed June 2005.